On the day of the world’s most profitable company’s CEO 60th anniversary, let’s look back at what that diametrical opposite to Steve Jobs’ temperament achieved for his nine years at the helm.
When Tim Cook permanently filled in the CEO position at Apple, replacing Steve Jobs for a second and last time in 2011 (he had temporarily replaced Jobs when the latter took a leave of absence in 2009), Apple and its investors weren’t sure about how Cook would fare after an iconic leader like Jobs.